Tag: Copyleft

The Boom of Commons-Based Peer Production

11.19.12, 9:58am Comments (1)

Free software, free culture, open hardware, general public license, copyleft... all of these shareable movements converge in peer production for the benefit of all. Read more »

The Artistic Case for Abolishing Copyright

By Leilani Clark

05.29.12, 10:07am Comments (2)

Author and musician Mat Callahan argues that copyright hurts musicians while prioritizing intellectual property over open access. Read more »

Sharing For Art and Profit: Creative Commons Celebrates 'The Power of Open'

By Paul M. Davis

07.14.11, 1:47pm Comments (1)

Creative Commons releases a book that tells the stories of artists and creators who've succeeded thanks to copyleft licensing. Read more »

Technology That's Free Like Speech, Not Like Beer

By Malcolm Harris

02.26.11, 4:19pm Comments (0)

Free Technology advocates are used to being misunderstood. Between open source, creative commons, and the plain old law, it's sometimes hard for the layman to figure out what free tech is for and what it's against. Read more »